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JOSEPH METZGER, farmer, P. O. Higginsport. Very few men who have arrived at the age of Mr. Metzger can say they were born, reared, and still live on the old homestead of their father, but such is the case with our subject. He is the son of Conrad Metzger, who is mentioned in the township history. Joseph is of German extraction, and was born August 16, 1817. His early life was more devoted to school, on account of his inability to perform physical labor, than some of his other brothers and sisters, hence, he acquired a fair education, and finally recovered his health. He devoted his time to the service of his father on the farm until March, 1838, when he married Nancy, daughter of Zedikiah and Hannah M. Watson, of Clermont County, Ohio, born May 31, 1815, and died in Brown County January 14, 1882. This union was blessed with eleven children, of whom seven are now living. In the year 1856, three died within the space of twelve days, with diphtheria. The second year after Mr. Metzger’s nuptials, he purchased his father’s farm, which he still owns; he is well situated in life; his farm of 216 acres lies on the water-shed between the Ohio River and Bullskin Creek, and is very productive. He cultivates fine crops of tobacco. He and his wife were both members of the Christian Church. He has, during life, been a close student to books, of which he is a lover. Through this medium, he has become well posted in various branches of study. During life, he has made medicine a specialty, but not with the intention of ever practicing. He is deeply interested in all causes tending to elevate and moralize mankind. His industry has given him rank among the well-to-do citizens of the township, in which he has unsolicitedly held the office of Trustee and Clerk. He is one of the early settlers of the county, and his memory is stored with interesting and valuable data concerning its history and development.